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Matthew Rosendale
| Matthew Rosendale | |
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| Montana State Senate, District 19 | |
| Incumbent | |
| In office | |
| 2013 - Present | |
| Term ends | |
| January 2, 2017 | |
| Years in position | 2 |
| Party | Republican |
| Compensation | |
| Base salary | $82.64/day |
| Per diem | $105.31/day |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 6, 2012 |
| First elected | 2012 |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 |
| Term limits | 8 years in a 16 year period |
| Prior offices | |
| Montana House of Representatives, District 38 | |
| 2011 - 2013 | |
| Personal | |
| Birthday | 07/07/1960 |
| Place of birth | Baltimore, MD |
| Profession | Rancher |
| Religion | Catholic |
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Rosendale is a rancher. Prior to moving to Montana, he worked as a real estate professional in Maryland.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rosendale served on the following committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Finance and Claims | ||||
| • Highways and Transportation | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Natural Resources and Transportation, Vice Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rosendale served on these committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Business and Labor | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Issues
Law enforcement drones
On January 24, 2013, Rosendale introduced SB 196, "an act limiting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement and private users; prohibiting the use of unlawfully obtained information as evidence in court; and amending section 46-1-202, MCA."[2] His bill would ban the private and public use of drones for information collection with exceptions for law enforcement agencies which obtain warrants and for patrolling public lands and the Canadian border. Any information illegally by law enforcement agency drones would not be admissible as evidence in court. Rosendale's bill was less restrictive than Senator Robyn Driscoll's SB 150, which would not allow agencies to seek warrants for drone use and passed the Senate 32-17 on February 5.[3][4][5]
Elections
2012
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2012
Rosendale won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana State Senate, District 19. Rosendale ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and defeated Fred Lake (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Montana State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Matthew Rosendale |
67.6% | 5,929 | |
| Democratic | Fred Lake | 32.4% | 2,842 | |
| Total Votes | 8,771 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010 Rosendale won election to the Montana House of Representatives. Rosendale defeated Alan Doane and Edward Hilbert in the June 8 primary. He faced incumbent Dennis Getz (D) in the November 2 general election.
| Montana House of Representatives, District 38 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Matthew Rosendale (R)
|
1,932 | |||
| Dennis Getz (D) | 1,735 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Rosendale was up for re-election, he collected $10,080 in donations.[8]
His largest contributor in 2010 was:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Matthew Rosendale | $5,000 |
Personal
Rosendale and his wife, Jean, have three children.[9]
Recent news
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- Events in Westchester - New York Times
- New Irrigation District Law Passes/Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project ... - The Roundup
- Who will succeed Max Baucus in the U.S. Senate? - KBZK Bozeman News
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External links
- House Site
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ Montana Republican Party, "Senate District 19, Representative Matthew Rosendale," retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ Detailed bill information for Montana SB 196
- ↑ Detailed bill information for Montana SB 150
- ↑ Tenth Amendment Center, "Anti-Drone Bills Pass Virginia House, Montana Senate," February 6, 2013
- ↑ Marnee Banks, KXLH, "MT Senate tackles legislation about drones and strip searches," February 6, 2013
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State - 2012 Candidate Filing List
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by Donald Steinbeisser (R) |
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